钊(zhāo)

7 strokesTrad. 釗

to encourage

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Character information

Pinyin
zhāo
Meaning
to encourage; to cut; to strain
Strokes
7
HSK level
—
Traditional
釗

Origin & structure

Where 钊 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰钅刂

A metal 钅 knife 刂; 刂 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

钅jīn刂dāo

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form 釗: A metal 釒 knife 刂; 刂 also provides the pronunciation

How to write 钊 step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 钊

Common words using 钊 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

lǐ李dà大zhāo钊

Li Dazhao (1889-1927), early Chinese Marxist and founding member of the com…

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zhāng章shì士zhāo钊

Zhang Shizhao (1881-1973), revolutionary journalist in Shanghai, then estab…

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李大章士

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